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By THE BAKERSFIELD CALIFORNIAN

Arvin Police found $1.36 million worth of steroids in a home during an investigation on Tuesday, according to a news release from the Arvin Police Department.

At about 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, a Kern County District Attorney investigator called police to the home in the 500 block of Peace Street. The investigator had been there for a follow-up on an unrelated case when he saw what he thought were narcotics and paraphernalia, according to the news release.

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Officers got a search warrant and went inside the home. They found 1547 bottles of apparent steroid capsules, 1107 vials of apparent liquid steroids, firearms and cash, according to the news release.

Arvin Police are searching for a person of interest who they believe is armed. The person of interest has been identified as Michael Robert Breitel, 29. He is described as white, 5 feet 6 inches tall and 210 pounds with short red hair and hazel eyes.

Anyone with information on this case is asked the Arvin Police Department at 854-5583.

The body of a large paddle-tailed rodent was found early Tuesday in the traffic lanes of southbound Mohawk Street north of Truxtun Avenue, suggesting Bakersfield's fabled bike path beaver -- scourge of local saplings -- may have died.

The lush grasses and sweeps of wildflowers cloak much of the damage to the small canyon in a blanket of ephemeral green. But Ellen Cypher and Erin Tennant can see it as they walk along a sandy route that has been churned into the bottom of the wash by motorcyclists and quad riders.

Californian columnist Lois Henry's discussion about fireworks Wednesday on "First Look with Scott Cox" was as explosive as a firework itself. She didn't hold anything back as she described the Kern County Supervisor's decision Tuesday to continue allowing Piccolos and ground flowers to be sold in...